Cards, communication devices, and methods of forming and encoding visibly perceptible information on the same
First Claim
1. A remote intelligent communication device comprising:
- a card-thin housing including;
an upper surface having plural dimensions;
a lower surface having plural dimensions; and
at least one side having a dimension extending between the upper surface and the lower surface forming the card-thin housing, the side having visibly perceptible information thereon and the dimension of the side being less than smallest dimensions of the upper and lower surfaces; and
communication circuitry within the housing configured to at least one of communicate and receive electronic signals.
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Abstract
Cards, communication devices, and methods of forming the same and encoding visibly perceptible information on communication devices are provided. A remote intelligent communication device includes: a card-thin housing including: an upper surface; a lower surface; and at least one side extending between the upper surface and the lower surface forming the card-thin housing, the side having visibly perceptible information thereon; and communication circuitry within the housing configured to at least one of communicate and receive electronic signals. A method of forming a card includes: providing a substrate having: an upper surface; a lower surface, and the upper and lower surfaces individually having a length and a width; and a plurality of sides individually having a thickness less than the lengths and the widths of the surfaces; and encoding visibly perceptible information on at least one of the sides.
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49 Claims
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1. A remote intelligent communication device comprising:
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a card-thin housing including; an upper surface having plural dimensions; a lower surface having plural dimensions; and at least one side having a dimension extending between the upper surface and the lower surface forming the card-thin housing, the side having visibly perceptible information thereon and the dimension of the side being less than smallest dimensions of the upper and lower surfaces; and communication circuitry within the housing configured to at least one of communicate and receive electronic signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A radio frequency identification device comprising:
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a housing including; an upper surface having plural dimensions; a lower surface having plural dimensions; and at least one side having a dimension intermediate the upper surface and the lower surface less than smallest dimensions of the upper and lower surfaces, the side having visibly perceptible information thereon; and communication circuitry within the housing and the communication circuitry being configured to at least one of communicate and receive electronic signals. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A card comprising:
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an upper surface having plural dimensions; a lower surface having plural dimensions; at least one side having a dimension intermediate the upper and lower surfaces less than smallest dimensions of the upper and lower surfaces; and identification indicia on the side. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A communication device comprising:
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a substrate having a support surface; an antenna on the support surface; transponder circuitry coupled with the antenna; a battery in electrical connection with the transponder circuitry; a cured resin upon the support surface, the antenna, the transponder circuitry and the battery, the cured resin and substrate forming a housing having an upper surface and a lower surface interconnected by side surfaces, the side surfaces individually having a dimension less than smallest dimensions of the upper and lower surfaces; and identification indica on at least one of the side surfaces of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of forming a card comprising:
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providing a substrate having; an upper surface; a lower surface, and the upper and lower surfaces individually having a length and a width; and a plurality of sides individually having a thickness less than the lengths and the widths of the surfaces; and encoding visibly perceptible information on at least one of the sides. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of forming a card comprising:
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providing a card including an upper surface, a lower surface and a plurality of sides, the sides individually having a dimension less than smallest dimensions of the upper and lower surfaces; providing a print head; moving at least one of the card and the print head relative to the other of the card and print head; and using the print head, encoding visibly perceptible information on at least one side of the card. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of forming a communication device comprising:
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providing a first substrate; providing an antenna supported by the first substrate; coupling communication circuitry with the antenna on the first substrate; applying and curing an encapsulant over the first substrate to form a composite substrate including the first substrate and the encapsulant, the composite substrate having upper and lower surfaces and at least one side surface extending therebetween; and encoding visibly perceptible information on the side surface. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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34. A method of forming a remote intelligent communication device comprising:
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providing a substrate; forming communication circuitry upon the substrate and configured to at least one of communicate and receive electronic signals; encapsulating the communication circuitry thereby forming a card-thin housing with the substrate, the housing including an upper surface, a lower surface, and at least one side extending between the upper and lower surfaces, the side having a dimension less than smallest dimensions of the upper and lower surfaces; and encoding visibly perceptible information on the side of the card-thin housing. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method of forming a communication device comprising:
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providing a substrate; supporting an antenna on the substrate; coupling transponder circuitry with the antenna; mounting a battery to the substrate in electrical connection with the transponder circuitry; encapsulating the antenna, the transponder circuitry, the battery and at least a portion of the substrate with a flowable encapsulant; curing the flowable encapsulant on the substrate into a solid housing having an upper surface and lower surface interconnected by side surfaces defining a housing thickness having a dimension less than smallest dimensions of the upper and lower surfaces; and encoding identification indica on at least one of the side surfaces of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41)
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42. A method of encoding visibly perceptible information on a communication device comprising:
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providing a card housing communication circuitry therein, the card having upper and lower surfaces interconnected by side surfaces the side surfaces individually having a dimension less than smallest dimensions of the upper and lower surfaces; providing a print head; supporting the card on one of the side surfaces; moving the print head adjacent another side surface of the card; and encoding identification indicia on the another side surface of the card with the moving print head. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45)
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46. A method of encoding visibly perceptible information on a communication device comprising:
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providing a card housing communication circuitry therein, the card having upper and lower surfaces interconnected by side surfaces, the side surfaces individually having a dimension less than smallest dimensions of the upper and lower surfaces; providing a print head; moving the card relative to the print head; and encoding identification indicia on at least one of the side surfaces with the print head while moving the card relative to the print head. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49)
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